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Navy releases new
strategic plan for
religious ministry; a
paradigm shift in
religious ministry
operational support
By Gloria Colon-Buzatu
Chaplain Corps Public Affairs

WASHINGTON

The Secretary of the Navy,
Richard Spencer, and Chief of
Chaplains, Rear Adm. Brent
Scott, released the Department of
the Navy (DON) Strategic Plan for
Religious Ministry to provide
guidance on how to support the
warﬁghter’s spiritual needs at
home and sea; in peace and war.
“The Navy has not experienced
large scale combat operations at
and from the sea since World War
II,” said Rear Adm. Brent Scott,
Chief of Chaplains. “This plan reﬂects on operationalizing ministry
support and also lays out the vision, mission, goals and lines of
effort for chaplains and Religious
Program Specialists (RPs) to apply at their commands for the beneﬁt of those we serve," said Scott.
“The Chaplain Corps is vital to
the Navy and Marine Corps team.
While Chaplains are noncombatants, they support the warﬁghting
mission by supporting our greatest

resource, our people. We could
have the best processes in the
world. We could have the best
ships, airplanes, riﬂes, and tanks –
but they are nothing without the
Marines, Sailors, and civilian
teammates who operate and maintain them. The Chaplain Corps
maintains our spirit,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer.
The purpose of the DON Strategic Plan for Religious Ministry is
to promote understanding among
Navy chaplains and Religious
Program Specialists and to synchronize their efforts to the vision
and mission of the Navy Chaplain
Corps, while also aligning with
their commander’s priorities.
There are four goals focused on
expanding the capacity of the religious ministry teams (RMTs), and
they include operationalizing
ministry support, sharpening core
capabilities, developing leaders
with intentionality and championing spiritual readiness of Sailors and Marines.

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Lt. Daniel Bruno, one of 14 chaplains at Recruit Training Command (RTC), prays with a recruit after a protestant
worship service at the Recruit Memorial Chapel at RTC. The RTC Religious Ministries Team provides religious
services to recruits during training provides religious services to recruits during training for more than 20 different faith groups. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp.

For full version of the DON
Strategic Plan for Religious Ministry and media inquiries, go to the
Chaplain Corps webpage on
Navy.mil.
Visit the Navy Chief of Chaplains Facebook Page and the Religious Program Specialist Facebook Page. #KnowYourRMT.
For more news from Chaplain
Corps, visit www.navy.mil/local/
chaplaincorps/.

The Radiation Oncology Division at Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth debuted a new linear
accelerator during an open house
Jan. 25, holding a ribbon cutting
for the $4.5-million machine that
is revolutionary in the way it treats
cancerous and benign tumors.
The Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator integrates computerized
tomography (CT) imaging and radiation delivery for extremely precise radiation therapy treatment.
With a more precise beam, there is
a lower chance of damage to surrounding organs and tissue, and
the treatment time of each session
is typically cut in half.
“A fair number of cancer patients will need radiation as part of
their treatment, in addition to possibly surgery and chemotherapy,”
said Cmdr. Timothy Barkdoll, the
Radiation Oncology Division
head. “Using this equipment, we
typically treat from single digits
to upper 20s in the number of
patients who use the machine
each day.”
The accelerator uses CT scans
to help determine the areas to treat
with radiation. A dosimetrist also
coordinates with the physician to
contour all of the areas of interest
and the doctor determines the best
way to get the radiation to the

target.
“We are ﬁnding that the treatment times are a lot shorter,” said
Tracey Mosely, a radiation therapist. “Previously, it typically took
45 minutes to treat a head and neck
patient, and now, 20 minutes or
less. Some patient’s treatment is
about half what it was before, and
some are even less than that. The
longer they are on the table, the
more chance they have of moving,
which is what leads to surrounding tissue damage.”
Mosely explained that they
work with patients to make them
comfortable during treatment, but
breast cancer patients are positioned with their arms over their
heads, and head and neck cancer
patients must have a mask over
their face with their chin up. In
either case, she said, 15 to 20 minutes is a lot more tolerable than 30
to 45 minutes.
This accuracy allows NMCP to
offer treatment modalities they
could not with the previous equipment.
“These are treatments that need
to be more precise by virtue of
having a better shaped radiation
ﬁeld,” Barkdoll explained. “We
can treat smaller tumors without
increasing the chance of damage
to the surrounding tissue.”
The equipment has opened
doors for participation in more research trials. These trials focus on
ﬁnding better ways to treat cancer.

U.S. Navy photo

The Radiation Oncology Division
currently has 16 clinical trials
open, including research on
prostate and breast cancer.
“We can offer more of the national trials available across the
country, even internationally,”
said Melvina Queen, clinical data
research coordinator. “We can offer the same protocols since we
have the same technology. We are
a participating site in clinical cancer trial network studies, and these
are offered through the National
Cancer Institute.”
The new equipment was in use
for several weeks prior to the open
house, treating more than 15 patients during 20 treatments days,
three of whom have completed
their radiation therapy.
Steven Pledger, a former hospital corpsman and the family member of a retiree, was the ﬁrst patient
to complete his treatment using
the new linear accelerator. Pledger
was diagnosed with cancer after a
visit to NMCP’s emergency room.

“They took out a lymph node,
and sure enough, they found cancer,” Pledger said. “My left tonsil
also had cancer. So they took out
my tonsils and set me on this
course of chemotherapy and radiation. And here I sit today, ﬁnishing my treatment. The way the
staff helps people who could potentially have a devastating diagnosis goes above and beyond what
you could expect of anyone. From
communication between the different areas that coordinate care to
the personalization – it doesn’t
feel clinical.”
Barkdoll echoed Pledger’s sentiments of the caliber of his staff.
“If you look at our patient surveys, we rate high as physicians
and staff in the clinic,” Barkdoll
said. “We are a Top 20 Specialty
Clinic within the DoD when it
comes to the JOES surveys, so that
shows that our patients value the
care we provide here. Our front
desk staff was also at the top of the
surveys. We are able to spend the

time with patients to make them
feel comfortable and less anxious.
This is a difficult time for them,
and everyone in this clinic has the
mindset that we are here to serve
the patient, not count numbers as a
throughput.”
As the U.S. Navy’s oldest, continuously-operating hospital since
1830, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth proudly serves past and
present military members and
their families. The national acclaimed, state of the art medical
center, along with the area’s ten
branch and TRICARE Prime
Clinics in the Hampton Roads
area. The medical center also supports premier research and teaching programs designed to prepare
new doctors, nurses and hospital
corpsman for future roles in healing and wellness.
For more news from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, visit
www.navy.mil/local/NMCP/.

The “Blue Blasters” of
Strike Fighter Squadron
(VFA) 34, the last remaining F/A-18C Hornet squadron in the U.S. Navy, performed their last ﬂight of the
“legacy Hornet” during a
sundown ceremony and ﬂyover at Naval Air Station
(NAS) Oceana Feb. 1.
Created more than 35
years ago, the single-seat
Hornet entered operational
service for the U.S. Navy in
1984. The “legacy” Hornet
served as the original design
for the jet that would later
become the widely used F/
A-18
Super
Hornets.
VFA-34 was the last squadron in the Navy to ﬂy the
Hornet at home and while
being forward deployed,
joining USS Carl Vinson
(CVN 70) to conduct Freedom of Navigation patrols
in the South China Sea in
2018.
“Today our VFA-34 family bids farewell to an old
friend,” said Cmdr. William
Mathis, commanding officer of VFA-34. ”For an aircraft that was a true workhorse and did so much good
work for the U.S. Navy, I’m
really proud to be a part of
its last chapter.
Lt. Frank McGurk, who
piloted one of the three hornets that were part of the
ceremony alongside the
squadron’s commanding ofﬁcer and operations officer,

spoke on how he felt regarding the Hornet’s last ﬂight.
“This aircraft has been
super reliable for us and has
proven itself over the
years,” he said. “It has been
good to me and a real joy to
ﬂy in. Although I’ve only
ﬂown the hornet for a few
years, there are a lot of Sailors that have taken this jet
down range, and you can
feel the history and lineage
that comes with an aircraft
like this. There were a lot of
people who came here to
this base to see this old bird
take her last ﬂight, and I
think that’s pretty cool.”
The F/A-18C Hornet is
being replaced by the F/
A-18E/F Super Hornet,
which is capable of executing the same missions as the
Hornet, but with signiﬁcant
advancements in mission
systems that will dramatically enhance its effectiveness.
“First, it’s a great feeling
being the last squadron to
ﬂy the Hornet, because we
made history,” said Master
Chief Gene Garland, command master chief of
VFA-34. “Secondly, this
represents the ending of an
era, because these jets have
been around for a long time,
and the professionals you
see all around you in this
squadron maintained our
Hornets and kept them ﬂying. I thank God for the
mindset of my Sailors. They
are hard-workers, dedicated, and they truly are a

MC2 Jacob S. Richardson
Cmdr. William Mathis, commanding officer of the “Blue Blasters”of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, speaks to media during a
ceremony for the final flight of the F/A-18C Hornet. VFA-34 is the last U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron to transition from the
legacy Hornet aircraft to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

reﬂection of the culture of
our squadron. This ﬁnal
ﬂight means we and the legacy Hornets have accomplished the mission.”
Though leaving active
Naval service, the Hornet
will continue to serve with
the Marine Corps and Navy

support units around the
globe. As for VFA-34, the
work does not stop for them
after the last ﬂight.
Their personnel and
maintainers will be receiving training on the newer
systems of the Super Hornet, readying the squadron

to receive its new ﬁghter jets
and preparing for the next
mission.
“Our new tasking is to
meet the transitional deadline, switching from the oldest airframe in the Navy to
brand-new aircraft coming
straight off the line.” said

Mathis. “With these added
capabilities, we need to continue to be the best we can
be, ready to ﬁght and meet
the needs of our nations.”

Aircraft assigned to the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 participate in a fly-over during a ceremony for the
final flight of the F/A-18C Hornet. Created more than 35 years ago, the single-seat Hornet entered operational service for the
U.S. Navy in 1984.

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet
(C2F), Vice Adm. Andrew
“Woody” Lewis, embarked the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS
Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Jan.
31 through Feb. 1, marking the ﬁrst
time the ﬂeet has executed command and control over forces at
sea.
Under Lewis’s command, C2F
will lead the Carrier Strike
Group’s Composite Training Unit
Exercise (COMPTUEX), ultimately charged with recommending certiﬁcation of combat
ready naval forces to deploy for
maritime employment and operations around the globe.
C2F’s participation in Carrier
Strike Group (CSG) 12’s
COMPTUEX is a milestone on
the new ﬂeet’s path to initial operating capability. C2F watchstanders will learn and train with
CSG-4 and U.S. Fleet Forces in
order to qualify the ﬁrst watchstanders for the ﬂeet’s maritime
operations center.
“It is important to plug into this
COMPTUEX as your ﬂeet commander for a few reasons: building
my team’s watch stander proﬁciency, integrating with Carrier
Strike Group 4 and U.S. Fleet
Forces command, and advocating
for the other numbered ﬂeet commanders during the training cy-

cle,” said Lewis.
During his visit, Lewis met with
warfare commanders and CSG-4
leadership and trainers to discuss
COMPUTEX progression.
“COMPTUEX is by far and
away the most challenging training we do,” said Lewis. “But it is
so important that we challenge
ourselves in a secure environment
where we are able to manage risk
in order to train at the highest level.”
Since completing the ship’s refueling and complex overhaul
(RCOH) in spring of 2017, Abraham Lincoln has successfully
completed a spectrum of operations, assessments and evaluations
to prepare her for COMPTUEX,
to include humanitarian relief efforts in the after-math of Hurricane Irma, the Board of Inspection
and Survey, Tailored Ship’s Training Availability/Final Evaluation
Period, Operational Test-1 for the
F-35C Lightning II squadron, and
material and maintenance management inspection.
Lewis said he cannot overstate
how impressed he is with the Sailors aboard Abraham Lincoln. He
emphasized how every Sailor is an
integral part of the mission.
“I had the opportunity to meet a
few of you today and observed
others at work,” said Lewis. “It is
clear that Abraham Lincoln has a
culture of professionalism and integrity, and I am proud to be part of
your team. I wish you all the best

as you sail from here.”
All of the evaluations and combat mission scenarios throughout
each of the testing phases have
prepared the CSG-12 team for the
challenge of COMPTUEX and
subsequently entering the sustainment phase, during which it could
deploy at any time. As the security
environment around the world’s
ocean continues to be more dynamic and increasingly complex,
the U.S. 2nd Fleet represents the
Navy’s dedication to security and
stability in the Atlantic Ocean and
around the globe.
C2F, headquartered in Norfolk,
Va. was re-established in August
2018 and exercises operational
and administrative authorities
over assigned ships, aircraft and
landing forces on the East Coast
and the North Atlantic. Additionally, it plans and conducts maritime, joint and combined operations and trains and recommend
certiﬁcation of combat ready
naval forces for deployment.
The components of CSG 12 embody a team-of-teams concept,
combining advanced surface, air
and systems assets to create and
sustain operational capability.
This enables them to prepare for
and conduct global operations,
have effective and lasting command and control, and demonstrate dedication and commitment
to becoming the strongest
warﬁghting force for the Navy and
the nation.

of you today and observed others at
work. It is clear that Abraham Lincoln
has a culture of professionalism and
integrity, and I am proud to be part of
your team. I wish you all the best as
you sail from here.”
Vice Adm. Andrew “Woody” Lewis,
Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F)

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Off to the stables: GW
Sailors lend a hand
By MCSN Jack Lepien

USS George Washington (CVN 73)

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.

Every year, thousands of horses
throughout the country are
abused, neglected, and sent to “kill
pens” to be euthanized. However,
a local non-proﬁt in Virginia
Beach is taking in these horses that
have been physically, psychologically, and emotionally hurt and restoring them to full health, all with
the help of Sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS
George Washington (CVN 73).
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate
(Handling) Airman Shauna Horsley, from Alliance, Nebraska, and
George Washington’s volunteer
coordinator for Circle A Home for
Horses, and Hull Maintenance
Technician 2nd Class Jonathan
Horak, of Quincy, Illinois, volunteer their time there to provide tender loving care to horses who have
been mistreated in the past.
“Circle A is an organization that

takes horses who are injured, ill, or
just malnourished, and raises them
back to health,” said Horsley. “We
focus on rehabilitating and rehoming every horse.”
Circle A takes care of many
horses, says Horsley.
“Right now we have around 45
different horses we’re taking care
of,” said Horsley. “I also have my
own horse, Amelia, that I take care
of.”
Since one of the focuses of Circle A is to ﬁnd a new home for the
horses, they have a program where
you can foster one of the horses.
“Amelia is the horse that I just
bonded with the moment I saw
her,” said Horsley. “[Circle A]
worked with me to help me adopt
Amelia. I’m really thankful that I
can say she is my horse.”
“In the horse community, we
have a saying. ‘You don’t choose
the horse, the horse chooses you,’”
said Horsley.
For Horak, he helps out at the
farm for a different reason.

“I love working hard and helping others, and Circle A lets me do
both,” said Horak. “That’s why I
love being a hull maintenance
technician; I do a lot of work with
my hands, and that work helps
Sailors out around the ship.”
Circle A isn’t the ﬁrst place Horak has worked with horses. He
has prior experience at another

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Shauna Horsley, a Sailor assigned to the air department of the Nimitz-class
aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), leads a horse at Circle A Home for Horses Jan. 24, 2019. Many
USS George Washington Sailors volunteer in community outreach programs such as Circle A Home for Horses,
food banks, and schools in the Hampton Roads area.

horse farm.
“I used to work on a small farm
back when I was a sophomore in
high school,” said Horak. “This
farm may have a lot more horses
than the one I used to work on, but
when you get down to it, ﬁxing a
fence is ﬁxing a fence, no matter
how big the farm.”
Horsley said there is one thing
that Circle A Home for Horses
needs to be more successful in
helping the horses there.
“We need more people helping

out,” said Horsley. “I believe that if
every Sailor on the GW could
come just once and meet all these
horses, then we wouldn’t have to
worry about people coming to
help us.”
If you or someone you know is
interested in volunteering at Circle A Home for Horses, please
contact Horsley for more information.

Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Jonathan Horak, a Sailor assigned
to the repair division of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Shauna Horsley, a Sailor assigned to the air department of USS George Washington
(CVN 73), pose for a photo at Circle A Home for Horses.

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Naval Station Norfolk
honored for continued
environmental stewardship
By MC2 Michael R. Sanchez
Naval Station Norfolk Public Affairs

NORFOLK

Naval Station Norfolk (NSN) was recognized for its Sustained Distinguished Performance during the annual River Star Business Luncheon at Renaissance Portsmouth
Waterfront Hotel, Jan. 24.
The ceremony recognized local businesses and organizations that demonstrate
exemplary environmental stewardship of
the Elizabeth River.
“Being recognized as a River Star Business shows the base’s continued commitment to environmental values and sustainability on and off the installation,” said
Capt. Brad Rosen, Naval Station Norfolk
Commanding Officer. “This award is representative of those investing time, resources
and environmental concern. I am very
proud of our Environmental team and all of
the individuals who made this achievement

possible.”
NSN has been recognized as a River Star
business for eight consecutive years.
“It is a great honor to receive this award,”
said Jennifer Tabor, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic Environmental Director. “It publicly acknowledges
Naval Station Norfolk’s signiﬁcant participation and efforts to restore the Elizabeth
River.”
Since last year’s ceremony, the base completed construction of a 14.9 megawatt combined heat and power plant, pursuing a goal
to reduce shore-based energy consumption
by 50% by 2020. NSN also reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent over the
prior year.
For the past few years and with the help of
partnering organizations, the Elizabeth
River has been transformed from a Chesapeake Bay tributary know for pollution, to a
vibrant eco-system lined with green spaces.
Many of these environmental improve-

ments are visible along the Elizabeth River
Trail. The trail is a 10.5-mile route along the
river that not only provides a path for cyclists and pedestrians, but links together the
Norfolk community.
Since the Elizabeth River Project began

Sailors assigned to Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 participated in Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
(NECC) Integrated Exercise
(NIEX) 19-2 with EOD Mobile
Unit (EODMU) 11, EODMU 12
and Navy Mobile Construction
Battalion (NMCB) 4, Jan. 22Feb. 1.
The exercise, led by Expeditionary Warﬁghting Development
Center (EXWDC), aims to simulate real-world mission planning
and events, many of which are
based on events deployed U.S.
forces have seen over the past

decade.
“Our objective here is to assess,
train and mentor,” said Matt Dumenigo, senior military analyst
for exercises and the lead assessor
for NIEX 19-2. “This is an assessment event, and we strive to test
the units so they can gain proﬁciency in the ability to command
and control forces in an expeditionary environment, speciﬁcally,
as an adaptive force package
(AFP).”
The exercise put the EODGRU
2 command and control (C2) capabilities to the test as commander, Task Group 956.3, leading
U.S. forces while a partner host
nation faces increasing hostility
and aggression from a neighboring power and non-state actors.

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To more precisely mimic the
environments Sailors could see
while deployed, all units supporting the exercise were working
from different physical locations.
EODGRU 2 and EODMU 12
stood up at Joint Expeditionary
Base Little Creek and Camp
Pendleton State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. EODMU 11 joined the exercise
from San Diego, and NMCB 4
operated from Port Hueneme,
California. Several other units
were replicated for the exercise
and provided subject matter experts to serve as liaisons.
The scenarios focused on
counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED), diving and salvage,
harbor security and clearance, air-

in 1997, River Star Businesses created or
conserved more than 1,852 acres of wildlife
habitat, reduced more than 350 million
pounds of pollution and reduced more than
a billion pounds of other materials.

ﬁeld damage repair and facilities
construction. Intelligence, logistics and communications were
critical during every step of the
planning process.
“Through a fast-paced exercise
schedule, CTG 956.3’s operational planning team (OPT) developed a greater appreciation for
the other NECC entities and their
expansive capabilities,” said Lt.
Cmdr. Jack Damon, EODGRU
2’s OPT leader. “We were able to
work together to answer the
Navy’s most challenging expeditionary needs. The opportunity to
ﬂex our C2 capabilities is crucial
for us to succeed in future operations.”
NIEX is an advanced phase
training exercise that focuses on
C2 of a Navy Expeditionary
Combat Task Force (NECTF) and
supporting units in an operational

environment. The exercise provides a setting for assigned NECC
units to be assessed in the planning and execution of tasks in an
AFP, similar to what can be expected during deployed operations.
EODGRU 2, headquartered at
Joint Expeditionary Base Little
Creek-Fort Story (JEBLCFS),
oversees all East Coast-based
Navy EOD mobile units, including one forward-deployed mobile
unit in Spain, as well as EOD
Expeditionary Support Unit 2,
EOD Training and Evaluation
Unit 2, and the only East Coastbased mobile diving and salvage
unit, Mobile Diving and Salvage
Unit 2.
For more news from Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Group 2, visit
www.navy.mil/local/eod2/.

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MC3 Raymond Maddocks
Lt. Emily Rixey, left, Lt. Amanda Lee and Lt. Kelly Harris talk to each other in a hangar bay at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Jan. 31, 2019. To honor the life and legacy of a
female pioneer in Naval aviation, the U.S. Navy is scheduled to conduct the first ever all-female flyover Feb. 2 in Maynardville, Tennessee as part of the funeral service for retired Navy Capt.
Rosemary Mariner.

Honoring the life and legacy of a female
pioneer in Naval aviation, the U.S. Navy
conducted the ﬁrst ever all-female ﬂyover,
Feb. 2, in Maynardville, Tennessee. Officially referred to as a “Missing Man Flyover,” the tribute will be part of the funeral
service for one of the Navy’s ﬁrst female jet
pilots retired Navy Captain Rosemary Mariner, who passed away Jan. 24 following a
long and brave ﬁght with cancer.
After completing ﬂight training in 1974,
Mariner was designated a naval aviator and
received her Wings of Gold to became the
Navy’s ﬁrst female jet pilot ﬂying the
A-4E/L “Skyhawk” and the A-7E “Corsair
II.”
She also was the ﬁrst female military
aviator to achieve command of an operational air squadron. During Operation
Desert Storm, Mariner commanded Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron ThirtyFour (VAQ-34). In 1982, she reached yet
another milestone by being among the ﬁrst
females to serve aboard a U.S. Navy warship, USS Lexington, and qualifying as a
Surface Warfare Officer.
Mariner retired from the U.S. Navy in
1997 after obtaining the rank of captain and
logging seventeen carrier arrested landings,
or “traps,” and completing over 3,500 ﬂight

hours in 15 different aircraft.
The Missing Man Flyover is a special
tribute honoring the service of aviators who
have died serving their country. The maneuver features four aircraft ﬂying above the
funeral service in formation as one of the
aircraft leaves the formation and climbs
vertically into the heavens.
All of the female aviators who participated in the ﬂyover are from squadrons based
at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and
were ﬂying F/A-18E/F “Super Hornets.”
The event was signiﬁcant because it was
emblematic of the growing role women
play in the military.
The ﬂyover was especially meaningful to
Lt. Emily Rixey, assigned to Strike Fighter
Weapons School Atlantic, a participant in
the commemoration.
“I ﬁnd it important to honor Capt. Mariner and the other female aviators who have
come before us,” she said. “They paved the
way for us and they’re the reason I’m able to
participate in this ﬂyover.”
Cmdr. Leslie Mintz, executive officer of
Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, expressed similar sentiments.
“I’m truly honored and humbled to be a
part of this ﬂyover,” Mintz said. “This formation ﬂyover is a great way to honor Capt.
Mariner’s memory and what she has done
for our community.”
Lt. Cmdr. Paige Blok, a naval aviator with

MC3 Raymond Maddocks
Naval aviators participating in a flyover to honor the life and legacy of retired Navy Capt. Rosemary Mariner pose for a photo in a hangar bay at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach,
Virginia, Jan. 31, 2019. The U.S. Navy is scheduled to conduct the first ever all-female flyover Feb. 2 in Maynardville, Tennessee as part of the funeral service for Mariner, a female Naval aviation
pioneer. Back row, from left to right: Lt. Christy Talisse, Lt. Emily Rixey, Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Hesling, Lt. Kelly Harris, Lt. Amanda Lee. Front row from left to right: Lt. Cmdr. Danielle Thiriot, Cmdr.
Stacy Uttecht, Cmdr. Leslie Mintz, and Lt. Cmdr. Paige Blok.

mate mission will be to conduct joint maritime operations
to execute the maritime aspects of strategic deterrence.
The overall restructure of
USSTRATCOM creates a
more streamlined, effective
method of command and control of forces and is more in
line with that of other combatant commands.
“This restructure is part of a
larger effort to make sure
everybody who works in
USSTRATCOM and beyond
understands it is a warﬁghting
command with a normal structure familiar to all military
personnel,” said Gen. John
Hyten, commander of U.S.
Strategic Command. “This is

the way we organize as one
joint warﬁghting team, providing the integrated, multidomain combat capabilities
our nation needs.”
The designation of the U.S.
Fleet Forces commander as
NAVSTRAT/JFMCC STRAT
was preceded by the designation of the Air Force Global
Strike Command commander
as the Joint Force Air Component commander in October
2017, and the Air Force Space
Command Commander as the
Joint Force Space Component
Commander in December
2017.
For more news from U.S.
Fleet Forces Command, visit
www.navy.mil/local/clf/.

In an effort to assist ﬁrst-time homebuyers who are current and former members of
the U.S. military, as well as ﬁrst-time buyers
in the state’s rural markets, VHDA recently
announced the Closing Cost Assistance
Grant program. These grants will be used to
reduce the borrower’s closing costs, making
VHDA’s 100% ﬁnancing programs even
more affordable.
“VHDA’s new CCA grant program provides additional home buying assistance for
rural borrowers and our veterans,” Said
Mindy Hall-Sexton, VHDA’s Homeownership Loan Programs Manager. “These
grants can be used to reduce out-of-pocket
expenses for borrowers applying for either

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VHDA Rural Housing Service loans or Veterans Affairs loans. As a result, VHDA’s
100% ﬁnancing programs become even
more affordable, and the grants may also
help borrowers in negotiating their RHS and
VA contracts. The best part is that this is a
true grant, meaning that the borrower never
has to pay it back!”
The CCA grants are limited to two percent of the lesser of a home’s purchase price
or appraised value, and VHDA grant income limits apply. Income for all household
members, regardless of whether they are a
borrower or non-borrower on the title, must
be included. In addition, these grant funds
may not be used in conjunction with VHDA’s Down Payment Assistance Grant or
Plus Second Mortgage program. Questions
about the CCA program? Please contact a
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| Ship commissioned

Continued from A1
I said those words and the Sailors
responded ‘Aye, Aye, Ma’am!’, it
gave me goosebumps.”
The ﬁrst South Dakota (ACR 9)
a United States Navy Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser, laid
down on 30 September 1902 by
the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, and launched on
21 July 1904 was sponsored by
Grace Herreid, daughter of
Charles N. Herreid, Governor of
South Dakota.
The second South Dakota’s (BB
57) keel was laid down on 5 July
1939, at Camden, New Jersey, by
the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 7
June 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Harlan J. Bushﬁeld, wife of the Governor of South Dakota. The lead ship
of her class, South Dakota was
considered to be the most efficient
battleship designed under the
limitations of the Washington
Naval Treaty during World War II.
Though in their nineties, some

of the Sailors from the submarine’s namesake made it out to
the event to see that the history and
traditions were passed on to the
next generation.
“It is very impressive and I am
very honored to be a part of this,”
said Richard Hackley, a seaman 1
st Class (Radar Striker) aboard the
battleship USS South Dakota during World War II. “I’ve got fond
memories from serving on South
Dakota and to be included in the
new South Dakota is quite an honor for me.”
South Dakota is the seventh of
eight Block III Virginia-class submarines to be built. The Block III
submarines are made with the new
Virginia Payload Tubes designed
to lower costs and increase missile-ﬁring payload possibilities.
The ﬁrst 10 Block I and Block II
Virginia-class submarines have 12
individual 21-inch diameter vertical launch tubes able to ﬁre Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles

to VHDA at Homeownership@vhda.com.
About VHDA
VHDA is a self-supporting, not-for-proﬁt
organization created by the Commonwealth
of Virginia in 1972, to help Virginians attain
quality, affordable housing. VHDA provides mortgages, primarily for ﬁrst-time
homebuyers and developers of quality rental housing. We use no state taxpayer dollars,
but raise money in the capital markets to
fund our loans. We also teach free homeownership classes, and help people with
disabilities and the elderly make their
homes more livable. VHDA works with
lenders, developers, local governments,
community service organizations and others to help put quality housing within the
reach of every Virginian.

(TLAMS). The Block III submarines are built with two-larger
87-inch diameter tubes able to
house six TLAMS each. “It is ﬂattering to be chosen to a part of this
tradition,” said Sonar Technician
(Submarines) 2nd Class Casey
Strickland, a South Dakota
Plankowner. “It sets us aside from
other boat crews and I think it is an
honor to be part of this.”
South Dakota is a ﬂexible,
multi-mission platform designed
to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force:
anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; delivery of special
operations forces; strike warfare;
irregular warfare; intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance;
and mine warfare.
The submarine is 377 feet long,
has a 34-foot beam, and will be
able to dive to depths greater than
800 feet and operate at speeds in
excess of 25 knots submerged. It
will operate for over 30 years
without ever refueling. Construction on South
Dakota began 2013; the submarine’s keel was authenticated

MC3 Tristan B. Lotz
The crew of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN
790) stands assembled after bringing the ship to life; and assuming duty
during the boat's commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New
London, Feb. 2, 2019. South Dakota is the U.S. Navy’s 17th Virginia-class
attack submarine and the third ship named for the State of South Dakota.

during a ceremony on April 4,
2016; and the submarine was
christened during a ceremony Oct.
14, 2017.
For more news from Naval Submarine
Forces
visit
www.navy.mil/local/sublant/. For
more information about USS

South Dakota, visit www.facebook.com/usssouthdakota790.
For more news from Commander, Submarine Forces, visit
www.navy.mil/local/sublant/.

| Carriers
receive contracts
CONTRACT

Continued from A1
Unmanned Aircraft System. These modiﬁcations increase
the lethality of the Ford Class, and represent an additional
$100 million in savings, in addition to the $4 billion, since
these new capabilities were not included in the original
single-CVN Navy estimate. New savings associated with
new capabilities increases to $200 million if installed in the
ship before delivery, in comparison to installing after ship
delivery.
This Fixed Price Incentive (Firm Target) (FPIF) contract
limits the Navy’s liability and incentivizes the shipyard’s
best performance. The contract guarantees a single technical baseline for both ships, which allows the shipyard to
re-use engineering rollover products, minimize changes
between the two ships and leverage economic order quantities for equipment and material procurement.
Enterprise (CVN 80) is the third ship of the Ford-Class
and the numerical replacement for USS Eisenhower (CVN
69). CVN 81, not yet named, will be the fourth ship of the
class and will be the numerical replacement for USS Carl
Vinson (CVN 70). CVN 80 began advanced planning and
initial long lead time material procurement in May 2016.

John Whalen
Newport News Shipbuilding hosts a first-cut-of-steel event to kick off construction of the third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft
carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 80). The steel was cut using an ESAB Avenger Burning Machine and the order was given by ship
sponsors and U.S. Olympians Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky.

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Lego shipbuilding event
a success!
Sailors from various Navy commands in the Hampton Roads area
volunteered during the 8th annual
Lego Brick by Brick Shipbuilding
event, Feb. 2, at the Hampton
Roads Naval Museum.

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KEEL LAID FOR FUTURE
USS CARL M. LEVIN

US Navy illustration

From Team Ships Public Affairs
BATH, MAINE

The keel of the future USS
Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) was
ceremoniously laid at General
Dynamics Bath Iron Works
(BIW) shipyard, Feb. 1.
Speakers at the ceremony included Sens. Susan Collins and

Angus King, Secretary of the
Navy, Richard Spencer, the
ship’s namesake, former Sen.
Carl Levin, and Reps. Chellie
Pingree and Jared Golden.
Sen. Levin and the ship’s
sponsors, his three daughters,
Kate Levin Markel, Erica Levin,
and Laura Levin, authenticated
the keel by etching their initials
into the keel plate to symboli-

cally recognize the joining of
modular components and the
ceremonial beginning of the
ship.
“We are honored to be celebrating this milestone with Sen.
Levin, Mrs. Levin, their daughters, and so many distinguished
guests,” said Capt. Casey Moton,
DDG 51 class program manager,
Program Executive Office (PEO)

Ships. “This has been a special
occasion to lay the keel for our
Nation’s 70th Arleigh Burke destroyer, and to do so with a
namesake that shares the same
sense of purpose and commitment to service as our sailors.”
The ship’s namesake served in
the U.S. Senate for 36 years from
1979-2015. As the longest serving senator in Michigan state

history, Levin became a staunch
supporter of the armed services
through his work and leadership
as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on
Armed Services.
DDG 120 will be built in the
Flight IIA conﬁguration with the
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SPAWAR improves speed and
quality of communications for
warfighters at sea
By Elisha Gamboa

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Public Affairs

SAN DIEGO

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Clear skies for DOD Cloud Initiative
By Terri Moon Cronk
defense.gov

WASHINGTON

The Defense Department is unveiling the
DOD Cloud Initiative today that will move
its computing and storage functions to the
cloud, the department’s chief information
officer said.
“DOD has never stepped back and created a holistic view of what it is we’re
trying to do with the cloud,” Dana Deasy
said. “The strategy addresses what we’re
trying to do, … the problems we’re trying
to solve and the objectives [we want to
meet].”
The biggest reason DOD needs a cloud
strategy is because it’s a rallying point for
everyone to be able to talk in a common
language and understand the end state
they’re trying to achieve, Deasy said.
One key feature of the cloud is accelerated computing speed, which compresses
the time it takes to stand up new capabilities and get them into the hands of the
warﬁghter, he said.

Secondly, Deasy said, DOD can build
next-generation applications differently. “It
allows us to take advantage of all the new
technology from the various commercial
cloud providers and create applications that
are a lot more resilient [and elastic],” he
said, adding that such apps can ask for
computer power when needed and decrease
accordingly.
Third, and most important, Deasy said, is
the warﬁghter.
“One of the things traditional computing
has always had a problem with is the
warﬁghter sitting out on the tactical edge,
[with the] cloud sitting [elsewhere]. Now
imagine a world where we can take that
compute power with new applications on
top of it, and put the cloud right into the
hands of the tactical ﬁghter on the edge.
That’s why the cloud is so important to us,”
he said.
JEDI Cloud
The cloud strategy incorporates multiple
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Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center Paciﬁc
(SSC Paciﬁc) successfully concluded a rapid prototyping effort in December of 2018
for the Office of the Secretary of Defense to
explore the use of 4G LTE technology as a
communications system for ship-to-ship
and ship-to-shore communications.
Efforts included ﬂeet experimentation,
ﬁeld testing, in-lab testing, rapid prototyping and a mixed reality technology demonstration led by the Naval Medical Center in
San Diego (NMCSD) Tele-Critical Care
Unit (TCCU).
SSC Paciﬁc supported NMCSD TCCU
during a virtual critical care communications exercise, Nov. 15, to explore the use of
4G LTE and mixed reality technology to
rapidly deliver telemedicine solutions to deployed Navy ships.
The 4G LTE technology selected for use
was the General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) 4G Tactical Backbone
(4GTB).
“The 4GTB was selected for operational
demonstrations and further rapid prototyping as a result of successful demonstration
at the Ship-to-Shore Maneuver Exploration
and Experimentation Advanced Naval
Technology Exercise in April 2017,” said
Neil Hoff, SSC Paciﬁc wireless communications branch head.
Today, many Navy ships have an independent duty corpsman (IDC) to provide
both routine and emergency medical care.
4G LTE technology combined with mixed
reality equipment can provide corpsman remote access to additional medical person-

nel such as doctors, surgeons, and other
specialists, otherwise known as telemedicine.
Telemedicine uses telecommunication
and information technology to provide
clinical health care from a distance, providing access to medical services that are usually not available at sea.
During the virtual exercise, SSC Paciﬁc
supported testing of the 4GTB in conjunction with the Microsoft HoloLens mixed
reality smart glasses prototype to test remote surgery procedures onboard Navy
ships.
The 4GTB provides high capacity data
transfer rates, allowing the exchange of
high resolution ﬁles, full motion video, and
telemedicine applications to quickly and
efficiently provide Corpsman access to high
quality medical support.
The virtual critical care communications
exercise was conducted under the direction
of Capt. Konrad Davis, the NMCSD TCCU
director.
During the exercise, Davis was located
remotely at the NMCSD TCCU, where he
used the HoloLens to tele-mentor independent duty corpsmen on board the USS
Independence, USS Fort Worth and Littoral
Combat Ship Squadron One during a test
surgery while at sea. The corpsmen successfully received remote tele-instruction support from Davis on chest tube insertion
while operating on a medical manikin torso
for instructional purposes.
The success of the exercise demonstrated
a “proof of concept” tele-surgical mentorship capability with the 4GTB and the
Microsoft HoloLens.
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Remotely romantic
By Lisa Smith Molinari

Valentine’s Day is coming, and while your
civilian friends are picking out new lingerie
and making dinner plans with their hubbies,
you’re wallowing in self-pity because your
soldier or sailor is deployed.
You imagine that your friends will ﬂoat
through the upcoming week buoyed by the
anticipation of foil hearts, velvety roses, and
soft kisses, while you scan Netﬂix for something to binge watch alone on Thursday night
after the kids go to bed. Maybe an alien invasion movie or a documentary about serial killers? Deﬁnitely not “The Bachelor” or “Fifty
Shades of Grey.”
With a heavy sigh, you slump your shoulders and drag your feet, resigned to being a
lonely military spouse while the rest of the
world enjoys the exquisite expressions of love
and abundant sensual pleasures of Valentine’s
Day.
But I’m here to tell you, my fellow military
spouses, you’ve got it all wrong.
Having your spouse deployed on Valentine’s Day is a blessing in disguise. Believe it
or not, Thursday night will be much more
romantic for you than your civilian friends,
and here’s why:
Just like growing up, New Year’s Eve
parties, and eating Taco Bell, Valentine’s Day
seems really wonderful until you actually experience it. You tend to glamorize these over-

rated events in life, when the reality can be
sadly disappointing.
For married couples on Valentine’s Day,
there is pressure to be thoughtful, to look sexy,
and to perform, despite the unavoidable realities that permeate our day-to-day lives. Bills
and babysitters. Receipts and razor burn. Cat
boxes and cold sores. Migraines and minivans.
Dust bunnies and dragon breath. Stretch
marks and soap scum.
Romance does not come easily for husbands and wives who have passed through the
honeymoon phase and are fully entrenched in
hectic modern family life. After they ﬁght
traffic to get home from work — stopping at
Walmart to get the cards and heart-shaped box
of chocolates they almost forgot — they pick
up the babysitter, and rush to make their seventhirty reservation at The Melting Pot for dinner. They’re hangry, but they hide their annoyance because they know it will kill the mood.
They order a bottle of wine, and hold hands
over the table, but inevitably, they ﬁnd themselves talking about the kids, the in-laws, and
the carburetor. By the time the check comes,
they are muffling yawns.
At home, they muster the energy for the
obligatory romp in the sack, even lighting a
candle for extra atmosphere. But it’s not the
stuff that romance novels are made of. It takes
too long or not long enough. The dog jumps on
the bed. A kid wakes up. Something embarrassing happens. The days of sexual nirvana

have long passed, and they must now be satisﬁed with the unaltered affections of normal
married life.
At least they’re together, you argue. But you
still don’t get it — this Valentine’s Day, you’ll
be living every woman’s romantic fantasy.
Somewhere across the planet, there is a
man. Not just any man. Your man. A man in
uniform. In blues, greens, khakis and camouﬂage.
He’s not stopping to buy a box of chocolates
for you. He’s not picking up the babysitter.
He’s not spritzing himself with cologne. He’s
not paying the dinner bill.
He’s serving his country. He’s doing something brave and honorable to protect you, your
children, and everyone else back home. Normally, he doesn’t stop to think about what he’s
missing while he’s away. He must keep his
mind on the mission.
But on this Valentine’s night, your husband
lays in his bunk, looking up at the dim ceiling
of his barracks, quarters, or bivouac. As he
listens to the ambient sounds of engines,
wakes, aircraft, and foreign lands, his mind
wanders away from his military duties, to you,
his wife.
Maybe he was able to video chat, call, or
email you today to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day. Maybe not. Regardless, he won’t
just miss you tonight. He’ll long for you —
your hair, your perfume, your lips, your
curves. And he’ll envision every last detail of
what would happen if you were together.
See? Lucky girl, you are the envy of women
everywhere.
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The 2019 Officer Women Leadership
Symposium (OWLS) hosted by AcademyWomen is scheduled to be conducted
at the Arlington Women’s Memorial in
Arlington, Virginia on April 24-25, 2019.
AcademyWomen’s mission is a “leadership and professional development organization that empowers aspiring, current and past women military leaders
through mentoring, training, and growth
opportunities to impact positive change
locally, nationally, and globally.”
This year’s symposium theme is “Leading Innovation and Change in a New Era.”
Symposium approval has been authorized for Navy Total Force participation.
The Navy will sponsor registrations for
50 personnel to attend the two-day symposium only; any additional events must
be funded by the individual. Navy sponsor must attend both days of the symposium. Funded registrations will be pro-

vided on a “ﬁrst-come, ﬁrst-served” basis. Funding for attendees’travel must be
covered by individual commands if approved for non-local attendee. Travel
costs shall not exceed $2,000 per attendee. The deadline for requesting a
Navy-Funded registration is March 24,
2019.
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided
for those in attendance. Non-provided
meals must be purchased by the attendee.
The uniform will be Service Khakis,

U.S. Navy photo
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) is moored in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 14, 2019. Gravely is deployed conducting maritime operations as the flagship of Standing NATO
Maritime Group 1 in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

On a cold, snowy Monday morning, 17
Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer
USS Gravely (DDG 107) participated in
two community relation (COMREL)
projects in Copenhagen, Denmark Jan.
14.
Gravely crewmembers divided up into
two groups with eleven volunteering at
the Apostel Food Bank and 6 at a youth
center in the Vesterbro Library both located in the Copenhagen area.
Sailors at the Apostel Food Bank organized donated food from area supermarkets, distributed it and took time to

visit with those in need who came by to
pick up food.
“I helped unload about 50 lbs. of food
and served about 40 people, and built a
ﬁre to keep them warm as they waited,”
said Logistic’s Specialist 3rd Class Keith
Turman, COMREL volunteer. “To know
that you made somebody’s day in need of
assistance is just humbling. There is nothing better than seeing a smile on their
faces.”
Volunteers for the youth center painted
various areas meeting the speciﬁc needs
the establishment needed to support the
staff and children in the area.
“We painted over wall art to give them a
fresh canvas for the children to create new

designs, and painted their arcade room
black for pinball machines and video
games,” said Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Kyle Gregory, COMREL
volunteer. “It’s truly an amazing library
and the learning programs there for the
youth through 20 years old is impressive.”
For Gravely Sailors there was many
different reasons why they chose their
liberty time to give back to a community
away from home.
“Volunteering at the youth center
helped me cope with being away from my
own children for such a long period of
time,” said Gregory. “As a Sailor I believe
we should leave a port visit in better shape
than when we arrived. Six hours of your

time helping children, families and communities around the world could last a life
time for them.”
Not only does COMREL’s help communities all over the world but also keeps
service members mission ready.
“Volunteering on deployment does a
phenomenal job at building camaraderie,
teamwork and trust throughout the ship,”
said Lt. Michael Taulbee, chaplain aboard
the USS Gravely. “COMREL’s are a win
for both the ship and host country.”
Gravely is underway on a regularlyscheduled deployment to conduct maritime operations as the ﬂagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in the U.S
6th Fleet area of operation.
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The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, passed their 2019 Aviation
Maintenance Inspection (AMI)
conducted Jan. 29 - Feb. 1.
The AMI is an inspection conducted every two years for each
squadron in the U.S. Navy and
Marine Corps to evaluate the effectiveness of the squadron’s
maintenance program practices
and adherence to Naval Aviation
Maintenance Program standards.
Commander, Naval Air Forces
Aviation Maintenance Management Team 1 evaluated the Blue
Angels on a total of 37 programs
and found no critical discrepancies.
After four days of inspections
and contingency response drills,
the maintenance and support
team’s preparation and attention
to detail earned the squadron a
score of 85.55 percent, more
than ﬁve percent higher than the
ﬂeet average.
“Our success is truly a testament to our commitment to excellence in everything we do,”
said Capt. Eric Doyle, Blue Angels commanding officer and
ﬂight leader. “Our Sailors and
Marines have taken everything
they’ve learned in the Fleet, expanded upon that, and applied it

to our unique mission. Crushing
this inspection re-affirms the
Navy’s commitment to safe and
reliable air operations.”
During the inspection, individual programs are graded based
on their efficiency and effectiveness, and are given a score of
“General,” “Signiﬁcant Admin,”
“Major,” or “Critical.” The
squadron had no “Critical” hits
out of the 37 programs inspected.
“The Blue Angel maintenance
department score matches its
reputation as being the premier
ﬂying unit in the Navy,” said
Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman Edgar Delacerta, the
Aviation Maintenance Management Team’s Maintenance Master Chief. “On top of having zero
critical hits, all of the practical
evaluations and drills were ﬂawless.”
The Blue Angels maintenance
and support team will continue
to self-evaluate and critique their
performance to ensure a successful 2019 air show season.
“Although the inspection is
over that doesn’t mean we can
relax our standards,” said Lt.
Garrett Hopkins, the Blue Angels’ maintenance officer. “We
maintain the highest standards in
our maintenance practices year-

MC2 Timothy Schumaker
Opposing solo Lt. Cmdr. Andre Webb, assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flies alongside lead solo Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Hempler during a training flight. The Blue Angels are conducting
winter training at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, in preparation for the 2019 show season. The team is
scheduled to conduct 61 flight demonstrations at 32 locations across the country to showcase the pride and professionalism of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to the American public.

round, this allows us to execute
our mission in a safe and effective manner utilizing the oldest
aircraft in the ﬂeet.”
Under the new AMI grading
process, which began at the beginning of 2019, the maximum
score possible for an inspection
is still 100 points. Points are
deducted for each discrepancy

determined to be critical, major,
signiﬁcant administrative, and
general. Points will also be deducted for each unsatisfactory
drill or practical exam.
The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 61 ﬂight demonstrations at 32 locations across
the United States and Canada.
For more information about

the Blue Angels, including the
2019 air show schedule, visit
www.blueangels.navy.mil.
For more information about
the U.S. Navy, visit www.navy.mil and the U.S. Marine
Corps at www.usmc.mil.
For more news from Navy Blue
Angels, visit www.navy.mil/local/blueangels/.

More than 100 key leaders from
across the Navy maritime enterprise met at the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)
Weapon Systems Support-hosted
Maritime Sustainment Summit,
Jan. 24, to discuss ways to better
collaborate, coordinate and communicate.
The top-line goal of the summit
was to maximize operational
readiness of ships and submarines
across the Navy.
NAVSUP WSS is the Navy’s
supply chain manager responsible
for supplying the ﬂeet with the
parts needed to maintain weapons
systems, contracting repair or purchasing parts, and managing
transportation and distribution of
material. The command employs a
workforce of more than 2,500 military and civilians who process
500,000 annual demands from a
$33 billion inventory in support of
Navy, Marine Corps, joint and allied forces customers worldwide.
During the inaugural summit,
Lynn Kohl, vice commander,
NAVSUP WSS, reiterated the
command’s commitment to partner with other organizations to ensure warﬁghter readiness.
“We are committed to expanding partnerships with an overall
goal of improving readiness of our
maritime enterprise,” said Kohl.
“We know there are gaps and
seams in some of the processes.
We need to make sure we’re improving our processes to provide
exactly what our customer needs.
By working together, we can re-

solve many of the current sustainment issues we are facing and ensure a readier and more lethal
Navy.”
Capt. Dave Carnal, surface operations director, NAVSUP WSS,
laid out the agenda for the summit
by identifying six key sustainment
areas that could be improved
through forging partnerships with
various organizations in attendance at the summit:
1. NAVSUP WSS improving industrial integration to better support Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
2. Increased strategic collaboration with NAVSEA and SPAWAR
to support sustainment activities
across the Navy enterprise by authorizing NAVSUP WSS to review Provisioning Technical
Documentation (PTD) for Quality
and accept or reject on behalf of
the Navy before it enters the Technical Support Activity (TSA)
3. Expanding the NAVSUP
WSS role in Interim Spares
4. NAVSEA and Space and
Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) help identify
key systems that would beneﬁt
from program industry engagement events and partner with
NAVSUP WSS to engage industry
partners
5. Continued partnership in reviewing allowance overrides and
support establishment of a centralized independent readiness-based
sparing (RBS) organization
6. Partner with NAVSUP WSS
to evaluate WSS engineering capability and provide the necessary
engineering authority to answer
acquisition-related technical issues

Throughout the daylong event,
presenters from various systems
commands (SYSCOMS), program executive offices, and ﬂeet
officers, discussed the NAVSUP
WSS proposals, as well as various
other opportunities to improve
overall naval readiness.
Kohl reemphasized the NAVSUP WSS role as the Navy’s Program Support Inventory Control
Point (PSICP).
“PSICP is about managing the
entire life cycle of a weapon system from end-to-end,” said Kohl.
As a ﬁeld activity of the Naval
Supply Systems Command, NAVSUP WSS is the U.S. Navy’s supply chain manager providing
worldwide support to the aviation,
surface ship, and submarine communities. NAVSUP WSS provides
Navy, Marine Corps, joint and allied forces with products and services that deliver combat capability
through logistics.
Scott Morrow, deputy director
of engineering and product support, discussed how his directorate
at NAVSUP WSS is running pilot
programs that are already contributing to Navy readiness through
increased communication and col-

laboration.
“Over the past year, we’ve successfully piloted programs where
my engineers, who have a great
deal of technical background and
knowledge, have been able to
work solutions to lighten the
workload of the ISEAs [in-service
engineering activities].”
According to Morrow, the pilot
programs are designed as a proofof-concept in which his team triages speciﬁc types of questions
before reaching out to the ISEA.
In theory, when the ISEA receives
the question with the triage
packet, most of the work is done.
The goal is providing case studies
that provide conﬁdence in the
process and eventually lead to
agreements among the organizations enabling NAVSUP WSS to
be granted increased engineering
authority.
“We’ve already had a great deal
of success on the aviation side of
the enterprise,” said Morrow. “We
process more than 8,000 requests
for aviation engineering support
annually.”
Morrow said operating under
memoranda of agreement with
Naval Air Systems Command

(NAVAIR) has enabled his team to
answer more than 70 percent of
the requests for engineering support, which is a direct contributor
to readiness.
Another success across the aviation enterprise that NAVSUP
WSS hopes to emulate across the
maritime enterprise is the management of interim spares.
Building conﬁdence in the abilities of the NAVSUP WSS engineers and moving toward increased engineering authority just
scratched the surface at the summit. Topics covered throughout
the summit led to the emergence
of roughly nine action items and
working groups made up of partnerships forged between systems
commands, program executive ofﬁces, and various other attendees.
The increased communication and
collaboration during the summit
fostered shared understanding of
challenges and charted a course to
improve readiness of maritime assets across the Navy.
For more news from Naval Supply Systems Command, visit
www.navy.mil/local/navsup/.

Information Systems Technician (Submarines) (ITS) 1st
Class Michael Phillips, a native
of Joplin, Missouri, currently
serves as an instructor at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach’s
Training Site Groton, on board
Naval Submarine Base New
London, Connecticut.
Phillips enlisted in the Navy in
January 2011, and upon graduating from the ITS training pipeline, he reported aboard Virginia-class attack submarine USS
Illinois (SSN 786) and was there
for its commissioning, October
2016.
Aboard submarines, ITSs are
responsible for the technical
support and maintenance of submarine information systems
such as local area networks,
tracking and correcting information assurance security issues,
and providing the leadership
with accurate assessments of
network and security performance.
In his current position, he is
responsible for preparing to-

day’s ITSs with the skills required to defend the United
States’ most secure and vital information in cyberspace.
The staff at the training site in
Groton has a tremendous responsibility in creating warﬁghting options for ﬂeet commanders
and advising decision-makers at
all levels as they serve worldwide aboard ships, submarines
and aircraft, while also integrated into national mission support from the Pentagon to the
National Security Agency.
“Serving in the Navy, the Submarine Force in particular, is one
of the greatest experiences I
could have ever imagined,”
Phillips said. “I have met individuals from all 50 states, and I
have visited countries that I
would never have had the opportunity to visit as a civilian. I have
operated mission-critical equipment deep in the ocean in areas I
cannot talk about, with some of
the bravest men and women on
the planet. I have forged bonds
with those individuals that will
last long after I retire from the
service.”
Phillips has a military history
with family members who have
previously served, and is honored to carry on the family tradi-

tion.
“One grandfather ﬂew medic
helicopters in Vietnam for the
Army, while the other served
aboard surface ships in the
Navy,” added Phillips. “I am
proud to be a part of that heritage. I never thought I would be
where I am today, but I am happy
with the way my life turned out.”
IWTC Virginia Beach, located
in Dam Neck Annex, currently
offers 65 courses of instruction
in information technology, cryptology, and intelligence with an
instructor and support staff of
280 military, civilian, and contractors who train over 6,500
students every year. It is one of
four school houses for Center for
Information Warfare Training
(CIWT), and also oversees
learning sites at Jacksonville and
Mayport, Florida; Kings Bay,
Georgia; and Groton, Connecticut to continue aligning IW community training.
With four school-house commands, two detachments, and
training sites throughout the
United States and Japan, CIWT
is recognized as Naval Education and Training Command’s
top learning center for the past
two years. Training over 21,000
students every year, CIWT deliv-

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A graphic illustration of the future Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville
(LCS 36). The ship will be named in honor of the city of Kingsville, Texas, and is the first ship
to bear the name.

Secretary of the Navy names
Independence-Variant Littoral Combat
Ship USS Kingsville
From Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs
WASHINGTON

Secretary of the Navy Richard V.
Spencer announced that the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship
will be named USS Kingsville (LCS 36).
The future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) is
named in honor of the city of Kingsville,
Texas, and is the ﬁrst ship to bear the
name.
“I am pleased to name a future Independence-variant LCS USS Kingsville,”
said Secretary of the Navy Richard V.
Spencer. “The citizens of Kingsville
have been steadfast partners to the Navy
and Marine Corps team and their enduring support of our future strike ﬁghter
pilots have helped make the city of
Kingsville the gateway for naval aviators. I am conﬁdent this ship will continue that legacy of service for decades to
come.”
The future USS Kingsville will be
built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. This ship will be 419 feet long
with a beam length of 104 feet and be
capable of operating at speeds in excess
of 40 knots.
The Navy has accepted delivery of 17
littoral combat ships (LCS). Including
the recent contract modiﬁcations, a total
of 35 LCSs have been procured with 11
ships under construction (LCS 17, 19-26)
and seven more ships in pre-construction
(LCS 29 - 32, 34, 36, 38).
The LCS is a highly maneuverable,
lethal and adaptable ship designed to
support focused mine countermeasures,
anti-submarine warfare, and surface
warfare missions. LCS integrates new
technology and capability to affordably

“

The citizens of
Kingsville have been
steadfast partners to
the Navy and Marine
Corps team and their
enduring support of our
future strike fighter pilots have helped make
the city of Kingsville the
gateway for naval aviators. I am confident this
ship will continue that
legacy of service for
decades to come.”
Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy

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U.S. Navy photo
Information Systems Technician (Submarines) (ITS) 1st Class Michael
Phillips, a native of Joplin, Missouri, currently serves as an instructor at
Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach's Training
Site Groton, onboard Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut. In
his current position, he is responsible for preparing todays ITSs with the
skills required to defend the United States' most secure and vital information in cyberspace.

Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center
(NETPDC) Public Affairs

PENSACOLA, FLA.

Active-duty Navy chief petty officers
(CPO) interested in shaping the future of
their rating are needed to serve as Subject
Matter Experts (SME) for upcoming Advancement Examination Readiness Review (AERR) panels.
NAVADMIN 025/19, released Jan. 31,
announced the AERR schedule for April
to June 2019. Selected AERR panel members will work as ﬂeet SMEs for their
respective rating to develop future E4 E7 rating advancement exams.
Navy CPOs (E7 - E9) on active duty,
Full Time Support (FTS), and Reservists
on Active Duty for Special Work
(ADSW) are encouraged to take part in
the process by reaching out to their respective Type Commander (TYCOM) for
application information.
“Fleet rating experts bring critical
knowledge and experience to the AERRs,
as that’s what ensures relevance in our
exams by identifying Sailors with the
rating knowledge needed for advancement,” said Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center
(NETPDC) Command Master Chief
Gregory Prichard. “The Navy has a lot of
conﬁdence in enlisted exams due to the
hands-on involvement by the chiefs’
mess. AERRs are considered a career
highlight because of the direct impact
this work has on each rating.”
AERRs vary in length between one-totwo weeks and exam readiness reviews
are held throughout the year, with each
speciﬁc rating being reviewed on an an-

nual basis. The reviews are held at NETPDC at Sauﬂey Field in Pensacola, Fla.
AERR participants receive Temporary
Duty Travel (TDY) orders from their
parent command, funded by NETPDC.
To view the annual AERR schedule,
locate a speciﬁc rating recruitment and
selection point of contact (POC), log into
MyNavy Portal my.navy.mil, and search
under Professional Resources/Navy Advancement Center/AERR. TYCOM
POCs are listed and speciﬁc AERR eligibility requirements are provided on the
page.
NAVADMIN 025/19 provides additional information and a listing of upcoming rating conferences scheduled for
the next six months. Additional quarterly
AERR schedule NAVADMINs will be
released this year for eligible Sailors to
participate in the review process.
NETPDC’s mission is to provide products and services that enable and enhance
education, training, career development,
and personnel advancement throughout
the Navy. Primary elements of the command include the Voluntary Education
(VOLED) Department, the Navy Advancement Center (NAC), and the Resources Management Department.
For more information about the Navy
Advancement Center and the Navy Enlisted Advancement System, visit https://
www.facebook.com/Navy-AdvancementCenter-213190711299.
For more information on NETPDC visit: https://www.netc.navy.mil/netc/netpdc/Default.htm
For more news from Chief of Naval
Personnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/
cnp/.

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SAILORS
VOLUNTEER
FOR LEGO
SHIPBUILDING
EVENT
By MC2 Jonathan Clay

Navy Public Affairs Support Element East

NORFOLK

Sailors from various Navy commands in the Hampton Roads area
volunteered during the 8th annual
Lego Brick by Brick Shipbuilding
event, Feb. 2, at the Hampton
Roads Naval Museum.
Lego Brick by Brick Shipbuilding is a free event, open to the
community and held annually by
the museum to encourage youth to
learn about the Navy and shipbuilding in fun fashion.
More than 110 Sailors from 14
commands helped organize the
event, provided information to
visitors and showed kids how to
build Lego models based on both
historic and present-day Navy
ships.

“I’m proud to do it, and it’s been
a lot of fun to watch and play with
the children,” said Capt. Corey
Keniston, commanding officer of
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile
cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64).
“Having the children come here to
learn and build with Legos, using
their minds to understand how the
pieces go together, the engineering, and tying that together with
the naval culture of the area has
just been great.”
Keniston, who attended the
event with his son in previous
years, thought it would be fun for
them to work as volunteers, and
this year he was given the chance
to help children build a model of
his own ship.
“It was a no-brainer,” said
Keniston. “When I heard there is

Photos by MC2 Jonathan Clay
Capt. Corey Keniston, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG
64), left, helps an event attendee build a LEGO ship model of the Gettysburg during the 8th Annual LEGO Brick by
Brick Shipbuilding Event at Hampton Roads Naval Museum. LEGO Brick by Brick Shipbuilding is a free event for
the community hosted by Hampton Roads Naval Museum and provides the opportunity to learn about naval
history and heritage in fun, creative and engaging environment.

an opportunity to help at the table
where children are building USS
Gettysburg, I couldn’t have passed
it up.”

The event has grown signiﬁcantly since its beginning, and this
year’s attendance reached a total
of 5,272 visitors.
“Our ﬁrst year, we had about
800 people attend and it has grown
exponentially since then,” said
Laura Orr, director of education
for the museum.
Orr said the event started as an
idea to teach kids about the Navy
and shipbuilding, and emphasizes
the learning principles of Science,
Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) with Lego shipbuilding, robotics and programming.
“The kids are reading graphs to
build the ships, even if they don’t
know they are reading graphs, and
they are also learning how shipbuilding works, even if they don’t
know realize it,” said Orr. “They
are still learning as they are
playing with Legos. It’s inherent
in what they’re doing.”
The event’s growing popularity

continues to bring visitors, both
new and returning, from all around
the Hampton Roads region to
learn and have fun.
“We’re here almost every year four years in a row,” said Neno
Nenov as he sat with his son building a Lego navy ship. “It’s an event
we’ve anticipated and there was
no way we were going to miss it.”
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
is one of 10 officially operated
U.S. Navy museums reporting to
the Naval History and Heritage
Command. The museum celebrates the long history of the U.S.
Navy in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia and is located in
downtown Norfolk.
For more information please
visit https://www.facebook.com/
HRNavalMuseum/
For more news from Navy Public Affairs Support Element, visit
www.navy.mil/local/npasehq/.

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U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Navy’s future USS Billings (LCS 15) launches sideways into the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin, following its christening by ship sponsor Sharla Tester. Once commissioned,
LCS-15 will be the first ship of its name in naval service.

The Navy accepted delivery
of the future USS Billings (LCS
15) during a ceremony at the
Fincantieri Marinette Marine
(FMM), shipyard, Marinette,
Wisconsin, Feb. 1.
The future USS Billings is the
17th littoral combat ship (LCS)
to be delivered to the Navy and
the eighth of the Freedom variant to join the ﬂeet. Delivery
marks the official transfer of the
ship from the shipbuilder, part of
a Lockheed Martin-led team, to
the Navy. It is the ﬁnal milestone

prior to commissioning, which
is planned for later this year.
“Today marks a signiﬁcant
milestone in the life of the future
USS Billings,” said LCS program manager Capt. Mike Taylor. “I look forward to celebrating the commissioning of this
ﬁne ship alongside the crew later
this year where she will play an
essential role in the new ﬂeet of
warships that will carry out our
nation’s future maritime strategy.”
Several additional Freedomvariant ships are under construction at FMM. The future USS
Indianapolis (LCS 17) is preparing for trials this summer. The
future USS St. Louis (LCS 19)

was christened and launched in
December. The future ships
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS
21), Cooperstown (LCS 23),
Marinette (LCS 25), Nantucket
(LCS 27) and Beloit (LCS 29)
are also in various stages of production, with yet-to-be-named
LCS 31 awarded last month.
LCS is a highly maneuverable, lethal and adaptable ship
designed to support focused
mine countermeasures, antisubmarine warfare and surface
warfare missions. The Freedomvariant LCS integrates new technology and capability to affordably support current and future
mission capability from deep
water to the littorals.

| Quality of
communications upgraded

LEVIN

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tem which includes Integrated Air
and Missile Defense capability. This
system delivers quick reaction time,
high ﬁrepower, and increased electronic countermeasures capability
for Anti-Air Warfare. Delivery to the
ﬂeet is planned for Fiscal Year 2021.
These multi-mission surface combatants serve as integral assets in
global maritime security, engaging
in air, undersea, surface, strike and
ballistic missile defense, as well as
providing increased capabilities in
anti-submarine warfare, command
and control, and anti-surface warfare.
In addition to Carl M. Levin (DDG
120), BIW has four additional
Arleigh Burke class destroyers under
construction - Daniel Inouye (DDG
118), John Basilone (DDG 122), Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) and
Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), as
well as the Zumwalt class destroyer
Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002).

SPAWAR

“Rapidly providing these
types of telemedicine solutions to the warﬁghter will
enhance the speed and quality of medical care, improving the health and safety of
Sailors and Marines in order
to preserve strength and increase the lethality of the
ﬁghting force,” said Davis.
Following the virtual
critical care communications exercise, SSC Paciﬁc
produced a ﬁnal report for
the Office of Secretary of
Defense to capture the results of the entire rapid prototyping effort, examining
how 4G LTE technology
can be used at sea, and
where the Navy should invest to better support 4G
and future 5G technologies.

CLOUD

SPAWAR identiﬁes, develops, delivers and sustains information warﬁghting capabilities supporting
naval, joint, coalition and
other national missions.
SPAWAR consists of more
than 10,000 active duty military and civil service professionals located around
the world and close to the
ﬂeet to keep SPAWAR at the
forefront of research, engineering and acquisition to
provide and sustain information warfare capabilities
to the ﬂeet.
For more news from
Space and Naval Warfare
Systems Command, visit
www.navy.mil/local/
spawar/.

milestone in the
life of the future
USS Billings.

I look forward to
celebrating the
commissioning
of this fine ship .”
Capt. Mike Taylor,
LCS program manager

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| DOD launches Cloud initiative

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cloud providers, including the ﬁrst-ever
enterprise general-purpose cloud, known
as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, which will help DOD put in
place enterprise cloud solutions to meet its
needs.
The general-purpose cloud can be used
by employees who need large-scale computer power at their ﬁngertips, the CIO
said.
But because a general-purpose cloud
cannot meet every DOD need, the department will also have special-purpose — also
known as ﬁt-for-purpose — and internalpurpose clouds.

The LCS class consists of two
variants, the Freedom variant
and the Independence variant,
designed and built by two industry teams. The Lockheed Martin-led team builds the oddnumbered hulls. The Independence variant team is led by
Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama,
(for LCS 6 and the subsequent
even-numbered hulls).
LCS is now the second-largest
surface ship class in the U.S.
Navy. In 2018, ﬁve LCSs were
delivered to the ﬂeet, and three
are scheduled for delivery in
2019.
For more news from Naval Sea
Systems
Command,
visit
www.navy.mil/local/navsea/.

Cloud capability also allows DOD to
communicate with other agencies, which
could be categorized as a special-purpose
category. Internal-purpose clouds will be
for in-house needs, such as office tools,
Deasy said.
Cybersecurity
A critical feature of the cloud is its
top-notch security, he said.
“Imagine being able to take advantage of
a cloud and all the tools that come with it so
you can inherently build an application
from the start with a lot more robust security than how we’ve traditionally built applications,” Deasy said.

Courtesy General Dynamics Bath Iron Works

BIW is under contract for an additional six Arleigh Burke class destroyers that will all be constructed
in the Flight III conﬁguration with
enhanced Air and Missile Defense
capabilities.
As one of the Defense Department’s largest acquisition organiza-

Additionally, the scale, speed and technological advancements being made in the
security “space” are profound, and they are
going to be dramatic as the cloud moves
forward, he said.
DOD wants to embrace all the technology offerings that are going to be built in
the space called cyberprotection, Deasy
added.
Digital Modernization
The CIO said the cloud is fundamentally
important to everything DOD is doing in its
digital modernization reform.
“Cloud in itself just gives you compute
capability,” he explained. “It’s what you
choose to build on top of that that matters.
And in this case, I believe what DOD is
going to want to focus on — really embrace
and accelerate as fast as we can — is how

tions, PEO Ships is responsible for
executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, boats and craft.
For more news from Naval Sea
Systems
Command,
visit
www.navy.mil/local/navsea/.

we adopt and bring artiﬁcial intelligence
into the organization.”
To build great AI applications, Deasy
said, massive computing and massive storage capabilities will be required. “By having an enterprise cloud, it’s what we put on
top of it — in this case, artiﬁcial intelligence — [so] it’s almost a fundamental
imperative to have a cloud in place to do
great things with AI,” he said.
Besides AI, DOD will have command
and control and next-generation communications. “And all of that has to be wrapped
around with robust cybersecurity,” Deasy
added.
“I always like to say if you put a great
enterprise cloud in place, you then can use
that as an enabler to do great things,” he
said.

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Norfolk Admirals
bolster the blue line
with addition.
Defensiveman Eric Roy has been acquired by the
Norfolk Admirals, and has contributed to the
team’s defensive surge.
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5 WAYS TO WOW YOUR
SWEETHEART THIS VALENTINE'S
From Brandpoint

Whether you’ve been together for years
or you’re in the ﬁrst blush of romance,
nothing says you’re thinking about your
sweetheart like ﬂowers on Valentine’s Day.
With so many options for gift-giving, it’s
easy to lose sight of the classics. Don’t
forget to show your Valentine how you feel
with a special gift.
Here are tips to help you make the most of
the sweetest day of the year.
1. Plan ahead. Save big if you act now.
You know Valentine’s Day is Feb. 14, so
why wait? 1-800-Flowers.com offers savings up to 40 percent using exclusive discounts on Valentine’s Day ﬂowers if you
order by Feb. 3. Choices range from gorgeous red roses and vibrant mixed-ﬂower
bouquets to the latest ﬂower trend - hot pink
bouquets. Find exclusive savings by interacting with 1-800-Flowers.com using Facebook Messenger, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa or Apple Business Chat. Mobile
customers using voice or chat to shop for
ﬂoral arrangements will enjoy an optimized
experience on Google Assistant (“Hey
Google, talk to 1-800-Flowers”). Search

From specialolympicsva.org

It was rosy cheeks, cold toes and cool
costumes as far as the eye could see last
weekend in Virginia Beach as 3,498 participants teamed up to brrrave the chilly Atlantic at the 2019 Polar Plunge® Festival,
Feb. 1-2. Plungers and runners not only
celebrated a record-breaking $1.235 million
raised– the most ever and counting! – for
Special Olympics Virginia, but also the
event’s ninth million dollar year!
“At Special Olympics Virginia, our vision is to inspire the ﬁrst uniﬁed generation;
a generation of people who respectfully
include each other in the school, in the
workplace, in the community,” said Rick
Jeffrey, Special Olympics Virginia President. “PLUNGING today included people
with intellectual disabilities and those without; people of all ages, genders, races and
religions; students and teachers; doctors
and lawyers; military and law enforcement;
ONE TEAM. And all, so we can unify
communities in Hampton Roads and across
Virginia through the transformative power
of Sport, Health and Education.”
In addition to the main event, students
and teachers tested the chilly waters during
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and shop on Google Assistant-enabled
mobile devices, which offer a selection of
farm fresh ﬂowers in the 1-800-Flowers.com store on Google Express (“Shop
1-800-Flowers bouquets”). Customers can
use Alexa to shop 1-800-Flowers.com (“Alexa, tell 1-800-Flowers to send my wife
roses”) and complete the transaction using
Amazon Pay. It’s easier than ever to shop
and make sure your gift is received right on
time.
2. Write your own card. Find a pretty,
blank card or select a Valentine’s card with
minimal printed writing and add your own
personal message to your loved one. Express what you sometimes ﬁnd difficult to
say out loud. Describe a favorite memory
from your past together or list some things
that made you fall in love with them. Handwritten words mean so much more than
even a carefully chosen pre-printed message. If high-tech is more your style, use
your iPhone or iPad to send augmented
reality (AR) messages with the 1-800-Flowers.com iOS mobile app, leveraging Apple’s AR kit. With a variety of fun and
romantic AR ﬁlters and messaging to
choose from, sweethearts can express their

love by sending playful, thoughtfully customized “Will You Be My Valentine?”
photo or video messages.
3. Consider alternatives to ﬂowers. If
you want to add to your gift of ﬂowers, or
your beloved is allergic to fresh blossoms,
not to worry - there are plenty of other
options. 1-800-Flowers.com offers lots of
other gift choices to suit any valentine from treats like chocolates and chocolatecovered strawberries to teddy bears, jewelry, keepsakes and more. Make a special
statement with a personalized gift like a
picture frame or candle with your names
and anniversary date on it.
4. Give the gift of your time. Nothing
says “I love you” better than spending time
together. Take your sweetheart somewhere
that’s meaningful to you as a couple. Schedule a special dinner or date, whether out on
the town or a specially arranged home
“date” complete with delicious treats and
music, or a movie you both love. Being
together to enjoy the day is the best gift you
can give.
5. Don’t panic if you’re late. It happens
to all of us. Life speeds by and suddenly we
realize that we waited too long. 1-800-Flow-

ers.com offers a Celebrations Passport loyalty program, where members enjoy free,
standard shipping and no service charge for
one full year on purchases made across the
company’s entire family of brands, including Simply Chocolate, Harry & David,
Cheryl’s Cookies and more. If it’s too late
for 1-800-Flowers.com’s same-day delivery
option to deliver your gift on time for Valentine’s Day, don’t panic. With SmartGift at
1-800-Flowers.com, they’ll never know you
fumbled. Through this unique digital gifting experience, you simply choose the ﬂoral
arrangement you want and instantly notify
them via text, email or another messaging
platform that something special is headed
their way. You’ll score big points for the
save, and for showing you were thinking of
your sweetheart.
Remember, Valentine’s Day is all about
showing your love for your special person
and doesn’t have to be stressful. There are
many creative, fun - and convenient - ways
to wow the one who wows you this Valentine’s Day.

U.S. Department of Labor Webinar:
Military Spouse Licensure Portal
■ Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
■ The Fleet and Family Support Center
■ http://zeiders.adobeconnect.com/rpr1zt0w3bvk/
CNIC HQ will host a Family Employment Readiness
Program (FERP) Department of Labor Military Spouse
Licensure Portal Training on Feb. 22, 2019 from 1:30
p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This training will provide a live detail demonstration on
how to utilize the Department of Labor site for information to assist FFSC staff and users(spouses) with real
time state licensing information per state.

Hogwarts Hullabaloo: The Magical
Music of Harry Potter
■ Saturday, Feb. 9. 7:30 p.m. $27-$67
■ Sandler Center, Performance Hall. 201 Market St.,
Virginia Beach.
■ www.virginiasymphony.com
or www.sandlercenter.org
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra will present a special
concert certain to cast a spell on audiences of all ages.
Join the VSO on a journey to the Wizarding World of
Harry Potter. Featuring magical music expertly crafted
by John Williams and more, this concert is not to be
missed by any witch, wizard, or muggle. Come in your
ﬁnest dress robes and prepare to be spellbound as the
music comes to life in the concert hall.
Come early for photos, trivia and prizes! Doors open at
6:30 p.m.!
Gonzalo Farias, conductor

Norfolk Public Library recognizes 400 years of
African American history in Hampton Roads
From Norfolk.gov
NORFOLK

This February, Norfolk Public Library recognizes
the central role of African Americans in U.S. history
and in Norfolk by offering a variety of special events
and programs for all ages. 2019 marks the 400th year
since the arrival of the ﬁrst 20 plus Africans who were
brought ashore in 1619 at Olde Point Comfort, which is
present-day Fort Monroe in Hampton. Within that
journey is a storied and proud history of African
Americans who helped make Norfolk the city it is
today.
We invite you to the opening celebration for African
American History Month on Saturday, February 2nd at
2:00 p.m. at the Slover Library. Norfolk State University Archivist Dr. Tommy Bogger will be the guest
speaker, and guest performers include the Word Singers and Gordon Banks, Marvin Gaye’s former music
director and Grammy winner. On Sunday, February
3rd at 3:00 p.m. at the Slover Library, we honor four
distinguished African American trailblazers: George
Banks, Geraldine Boone, Maizelle Brown, and Dr. La

Francis Rodgers-Rose.
Throughout the month, Norfolk Public Library programming centers on the 2019 national theme, Black
Migrations, which covers the movement of six million
African Americans from the rural Southern United
States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that
occurred between 1910 and 1970. Programs will
closely examine the black experience of migration on a
local level and its impact on the city of Norfolk.
The Great Migration caused housing tensions, and
many blacks ended up creating their own cities within
big cities, fostering the growth of a new African
American culture. The series brings together citizens
from Norfolk’s historic African American neighborhoods to share their stories and explore the character
and fabric of the communities as they remember them.
Programs are scheduled at various locations throughout the city of Norfolk.
Highlights include story times, jazz concerts, theatrical and dance performances, and an African American family day. For a complete list of African American
History
Month
events,
go
to
www.norfolkpubliclibrary.org/AAHM.

SOAR: Ride along with the world's
most accomplished and secretive
special ops aviation unit
From Ascot Media
PARKER, CO

There are few of us who have
experienced what Special Operations
team members have felt during a
perilous and secretive mission. David
Burnett has and he’s chronicled it in
his powerful memoir, Making a
Night Stalker.
Burnett opens up the highly secretive world of the Special Operations
Aviation Regiment (SOAR), the
most accomplished and secretive
special ops aviation unit on the
globe. The importance of teamwork
and heroism are driven home to readers in taut prose that brings to life
what it is like to be at the knife’s
edge, knowing a moment of inattention can bring catastrophe to you and
your closest comrades.
His journey starts in a conventional
Army unit where he feels unfulﬁlled.
The lack of responsibility drives him

to pursue the goal of becoming an
MH-47G Chinook helicopter crew
chief in the world’s most secretive
unit. Despite obstacles and endless
training, he’s ﬁnally able to set foot
on the aircraft. Achieving FMQ
(Fully Mission Qualiﬁed) crew chief
takes additional years of training and
deployments, but after achieving the
sought after role, he is honorably
discharged from the military. Burnett
also explores his PTSD, which drove
him to alcohol. The beast was ﬁnally
tamed through taking up writing, he
said.
For those whose only experience
of war has been through media headlines, Burnett’s book presents a vivid
picture of the vaunted Special Operations Aviation unit and the toll it
takes on its members.
Author David Burnett was born
and raised in Parker, Colorado. After
a few semesters of college, he enlisted in the Army in 2008. He was

Courtesy David Burnett

stationed with 563rd ASB as a 15U
(Chinook helicopter repairer). After
realizing his job in the regular Army
was not as fulﬁlling as he had hoped,
he applied for 160th SOAR. He went
through countless years of training
and deployed with the unit ﬁve times
before deciding he wasn’t going to
reenlist. He put pen to paper after
receiving an honorable discharge
from the unit and began writing his
story.

Courtesy thenorva.com

FM99 presents Sevendust at The Norva
with guests Tremonti, Cane Hill,
Lullwater, and Kirra
■ Saturday, Feb. 9. 6 p.m. $23, $27 day of show
■ The Norva. 317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk
■ www.thenorva.com
In 1994, Sevendust ﬁrst forged a familial tie amongst
each other that translated into one of the most diehard
audiences in the game. To this day, the connection
between fans and the Grammy® Award-nominated
gold-certiﬁed hard rock outﬁt only grows stronger. For
their twelfth full-length and ﬁrst release for Rise Records All I See Is War, the quintet—Lajon Witherspoon
[lead vocals], Clint Lowery [lead guitar, backing vocals], John Connolly [rhythm guitar, backing vocals],
Vince Hornsby [bass], and Morgan Rose [drums]—did
the best thing they could possibly do to combat all of the
division in the streets and on social media; they went
and made a Sevendust record—just bigger, ballsier, and
bolder than before.

NSA HR Cupid Shuffle Dinner & Dance
■ Thursday, Feb. 14. 5-9 p.m. $20/person
■ Sewells Point Golf Course
■ 757-237-3068
Are you and your signiﬁcant other looking for something extravagant and fun to do Valentines Day? Well
NSA HR - Headquarters MWR presents the 2019 Cupid
Shuffle Dinner & Dance. At a cost of $20 per person,
enjoy the evening with a gourmet four-course meal and
signature beverage, couples gift basket, music, dancing,
photos, and prizes! The night kicks off with a cocktail
hour starting at 5 p.m. followed by dinner service at 6
p.m. A cash bar is also available (Please drink responsibly).
The event is open to all eligible patrons. Seating is
limited so purchase your tickets soon. Tickets can be
purchased by calling 757-237-3068 or in person at the
MWR Food and Beverage Office located at NSA HR Headquarters building SC-400.
The Cupid Shuffle Dinner & Dance is Thursday, February 14 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Sewells Point Golf Course
Norfolk Room (2nd ﬂoor above the clubhouse).

Joylette Hylick and Katherine Goble Moore, daughters
of Katherine Johnson, the main character and gifted African-American NASA mathematician and computer scientist highlighted in the movie Hidden Figures, will be among
the featured speakers during Nauticus’ second annual And
Still I Rise Black History Month celebration from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 9. Hylick, a retired engineer
and mathematician, and Goble Moore, a retired teacher and
counselor, travel the country speaking on behalf of their
100-year old mother--sharing how her work at NASA was
critical to the success of the Apollo Moon landing program
and the start of the Space Shuttle program.
In addition to Hylick and Goble Moore, the day’s speakers will include Dr. Deidre Gibson, chief scientist and chair
of the department of marine and environmental science at
Hampton University, who will speak on “Hampton University’s Impact on Marine Science Research.” Plus, Roots for

Registration now open
for Water Country USA
Kids Triathlon
From Hampton Roads Sports Commission

The Hampton Roads Sports Commission is proud to
announce the inaugural Water Country USA® Kids Triathlon. The event will be held at Water Country USA on
Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 7:15 a.m.
The Water Country USA Kids Triathlon is open to boys
and girls of all skills levels ages 6-14. The triathlon includes
swimming through the park’s Hubba Hubba Highway®
attraction, and biking and running around the Water Country USA property. Each registered participant will receive a
gift bag that includes a race shirt and a complimentary
Water Country USA stay-and-play ticket (valid only on race
weekend), with the option of purchasing up to six additional
stay-and-play tickets at a discounted price. Each athlete will

A-STEM will provide table-top presentations, interactive
programs, and child-focused demonstrations throughout
the day including “Math Through Dance,” which teaches
basic math concepts and traditional African dance moves,
and “Matching Game,” that allows participants to pair black
inventors with their inventions.
The schedule for And Still I Rise is as follows:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nauticus table-top presentations
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Roots for A-STEM Tabletop Presentations
10:30-11:30 a.m. Hampton University’s Impact
on Marine Science research
Dr. Deidre Gibson, Hampton University
11:30-Noon Math Through Dance
Roots for A-Stem
1-1:30 p.m. Matching Game
Roots for A-Stem
3-4 p.m. Hidden Figure No More
Joylette Hylick and Katherine Goble Moore

also receive a ﬁnisher’s medal upon completion of the race.
“We’re honored to be asked to host this event at our park,”
said Jeff Thomas, vice president for Water Country USA.
“This opportunity for kids to be active and enjoy our park in
a whole new way is very exciting,” added Thomas.
The race is organized by the Hampton Roads Sports
Commission.
“This is a truly unique event that we are proud to introduce to our community,” said Wes Hall, Executive Director,
Hampton Roads Sports Commission. “From racing, to volunteering, to cheerleading, this will be an awesome event in
which the whole family can be involved.”
Following the event, entertainment, snacks and beverages will be provided to the participants. Trophies and
awards will be given to the top three male and female
ﬁnishers in each of the ﬁve different age groups.
Registration for the inaugural Water Country USA Kids
Triathlon opened on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. For registration,
and athlete guide and race maps, visit www.usakidstri.com,
Water Country USA Kids Triathlon official website.

Sports

The Flagship | www.flagshipnews.com | 2.7.2019 | C3

Admirals bolster blue line
with the addition of Eric Roy
From the Norfolk Admirals
NORFOLK

The Norfolk Admirals, ECHL affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes, announced
today that the team has acquired defenseman Eric Roy from the Wichita
Thunder in exchange for forward Taylor Cammarata.
Roy, 24, joins the Admirals after
posting nine points (3g, 6a) in 38 games
played this season split between Wichita and the Allen Americans. From 20152018, the 6-3, 181-pound blueliner
played in Allen, winning an ECHL
championship with the Americans in

2016. Roy has 106 points (44g, 62a) in
200 career ECHL games, and made ten
appearances with the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) during the 2015-16 season
recording a goal and three assists.
The Beauval, Saskatoon native
played all ﬁve seasons of his junior
career with the Brandon Wheat Kings
(WHL) where he totaled 200 points
career points in 322 games. Roy was
selected by the Calgary Flames in the
ﬁfth-round of the 2013 NHL Entry
Draft.
Cammarata will join the Thunder after posting 30 points (12g, 18a) in 43
games played with Norfolk this season.

The Hampton Roads
Sports Commission announced the fourth annual
Hampton Roads Corporate
Challenge presented by Optima Health will be held
April 22-May 4, 2019.
The Hampton Roads Corporate Challenge brings together companies throughout Hampton Roads to compete in a variety of sports.
This event promotes health
and wellness, provides great
networking opportunities,
boosts employee morale,
and is a unique opportunity
to engage co-workers outside the office for an enjoyable teambuilding experience.
“The Hampton Roads
Corporate Challenge is an
Olympic style competition
with a ﬁeld-day event feel,”
said Wes Hall, Hampton
Roads Sports Commission
Executive Director. “The
Corporate Challenge is a
unique and fun teambuilding and networking event
built around corporate initiatives to promote health
and wellness among their
employees.”
In 2018, over 1,300 competitors representing 195
teams from more than 40
companies
participated.
This year, events will include Dave & Buster’s Epic
Quest, kickball, Topgolf,
3v3 basketball, bowling,
shuffleboard,
wiffleball,

sand volleyball, ropes
course, cornhole, tug-ofwar, sack race, plank challenge, hula-hoop competition, football throw, and a
5K run. Companies compete to earn points in each
event to determine a winner
in each of the two division
based on company size.
Companies with 250 or
more employees will compete in Division I and companies with less than 250
employees will compete in
Division II.
The Hampton Roads
Sports Commission will
again team up with the
American Red Cross and
the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia to host the Corporate Charity Challenge,
the community outreach
portion of the Hampton
Roads Corporate Challenge. Participating companies can host blood drives,
donate blood, donate cans
of food, and/or make monetary donations to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia to earn additional
team points. In 2018, the
Hampton Roads Corporate
Challenge served 8,537
meals and saved 144 lives.
Registration is open. To
register or to ﬁnd out more
information about the
Hampton Roads Corporate
Challenge, please visit
www.hamptonroads
corporatechallenge.com.

PLUNGE

| Record amount raised this year

Continued from C1
the Cool School Challenge, Friday,
Feb. 1. Saturday morning, runners and
walkers dashed and double dipped (if
they were brrrave enough!) during the
SunTrust 4 Miler and 1 Miler along the
boardwalk. Before the Plunge at 2 pm,
plungers and festivalgoers enjoyed
live music by Kaboombox, the T.J.Maxx Boardwalk Boogie Costume
Parade and Contest, vendors, a lifesize sand sculpture, ice carvings, food
and fun.
Special thanks to the many groups
who helped us team up for the coolest
event of 2019:
• 339 students from 20 middle and
high schools raised $57,821 and made
the Atlantic a little cooler Friday during the ninth Cool School Challenge,
presented by Walmart. The top fundraising team, Plaza Middle School, not
only took home some cool prizes, but
several students also get to appear on
WTKR’s morning show, Coast Live,
this spring!
• Saturday morning, 517 people got
cold feet for a cool cause during the
Plunge 4 Miler and 1 Miler, presented
by SunTrust. Plus, those brrrave
enough took their ﬁrst icy dip at noon
during our inaugural Double Dip Dare
(all runners who also registered to
Plunge and raised the $100 minimum

were invited to make a mad dash into
the Atlantic at noon, and then be the
coolest people on the beach when they
double dipped at 2 pm as a part of the
main Plunge).
• The Ice-Aholics team took home
the Top Team fundraising award, with
more than $77,091 raised.
• Larry Page raised $41,241 and
claimed the top individual fundraising
prize and some cool Polar Plunge
swag!
This year’s event is presented by
FM99, 106.9 THE FOX, WTKR
News3, The Wawa Foundation, Vir-

ginia Natural Gas, Walmart, WGNT,
the Virginia Knights of Columbus and
the Law Enforcement Torch Run for
Special Olympics Virginia. Premier
level partners include Booz Allen
Hamilton, PUNCH, Perfect Event
Rentals, the City of Virginia Beach
and GEICO.
Since 1993, more than 53,000
plungers have raised in excess of $15
million for Special Olympics Virginia.
The inaugural Polar Plunge took place
in 1993 at the Clarion Hotel when 108
plungers raised more than $11,000 for
Special Olympics Virginia.

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5 WAYS TO CHOOSE
MORE PLEASURE IN
YOUR LIFE
From Brandpoint

Life is all about making the most of it,
every single day. Taking chances, ﬁnding
new opportunities to explore and pursuing
your own unique vision are what make every day a worthwhile adventure. Dove(R)
Chocolate is a brand that celebrates women
who live boldly and inspire to choose pleasure.
Here are a few ideas of ways you can
#choosepleasure.
1. Get in touch with your aspirations.
Keep a running list of ideas for things you
know you want to do in life, adding to it
continually, and then brainstorm concrete
steps toward bringing your dreams to life.
Don’t let anything stand in your way - you
can do anything you set your heart on.

2. Schedule more time for what’s important to you. Validate your commitment
to doing what you ﬁnd most satisfying and
fulﬁlling by actually putting those things on
your calendar. Being busy with work and
play doesn’t have to mean neglecting your
own cherished goals and desires. Make the
time to pursue the things you know you
want to achieve in life - whether it’s starting
your own business, writing the book you’ve
had in your head or running a marathon.
Whatever it is that makes you feel great
about your life, schedule it!
3. Take steps toward your goals. Follow
what inspires you by taking small steps
toward even the biggest goals in your life. If
you have a career goal, sign up for a class or
workshop in the ﬁeld to increase your
knowledge and expertise. If volunteer work

is what inspires you, join a cause or start
your own drive to support what you believe
in. If you thrive on learning something new,
take up the instrument you’ve always
wanted to play, watch online tutorials or
enroll in online learning for that language or
subject that expands your mind and horizons.
4. Treat yourself boldly. Explore all
kinds of new tastes to ﬁnd treats you absolutely love, and that bring you joy, just like
the new Dove(R) Chocolate Bars. Beyond
the classic Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate varieties, you can try exciting new
ﬂavors inspired by the latest culinary trends,
from the innovative Bourbon Vanilla Dark
Chocolate and Salted Caramel Blonde
Chocolate to the sweet and rich Raspberry
Rose Dark Chocolate and Almond Brittle

Brandpoint image

Milk Chocolate. Choosing pleasure never
tasted so good.
5. Fill your life with great experiences.
Your life is an adventure, so don’t wait for it
- encourage yourself to make it happen! Get
tickets for that concert you really want to
attend. Visit that beautiful scenic park with
a special friend. Go to that amazing new
restaurant or art gallery you’ve been hearing
so much about. Be bold and plan that trip to
the one place you’ve always wanted to go.
Now is a great time to recommit to your
own personal goals and aspirations, whatever they might be. Finding not only your
sense of purpose in life, but increasing your
sense of satisfaction in daily pleasures
makes life so much sweeter. If you want it,
go for it! Choose pleasure by centering your
life around what you most want and desire.

Goodbye spring
cleaning, hello
winter refresh!
From Brandpoint

Every year, homeowners anxiously await spring to refresh and
reset their homes. But what if we
capitalized on all the time spent
indoors during winter to take
control of home improvements
ahead of time instead? With a
little thoughtful planning, you’ll
not only be able to give your
space a simple face lift but also
enjoy spring when it comes
around and be outside, soaking
up the weather!
Many homeowners agree that
the colder months are the perfect
time to cross home improvement
projects off the list, feeling more
motivated to work on them during this time of year, according
to a new survey (online survey
conducted in September, 2018,
of 1,000 U.S. homeowners, ages
18+, in partnership with Lucid,
on behalf of Maytag). A whopping 78 percent of homeowners
plan to make some type of home
improvement in the next three to
six months and young homeowners are even more motivated,
with 87 percent of millennials
planning to give their spaces
some tender loving care during
the same time frame.
Simple updates with big impact
Enhancing your home’s value

and functionality does not require a full-blown remodel. Strategic updates can make a signiﬁcant impact and can be completed in just a few days. Consider these smart, no sweat home
updates while staying cozy indoors.
Upgrade appliances: Dated
appliances can steal from a
space’s potential; a simple swap
can completely transform the
aesthetic of a room, taking it
from vintage to polished in a
snap. Thanks to Maytag, you
don’t have to sacriﬁce function
for style. Whether you’re partial
to French door or side-by-side
refrigerators, front load or top
load washers, explore sleek options at www.maytag.com. With
a few thoughtful changes, you
have the power to turn your
home into the space you’ve always dreamed of.
Declutter: While you may not
be ready to jump on the minimalist band wagon, be inspired by
the movement and remove unnecessary items from your
home. Donate or sell trinkets and
gadgets you don’t use and focus
on organizing what’s left. Consider storage solutions like closet organizers and kitchen pullouts that make organization
seamless. There’s no greater joy
than coming home to a clean,

Brandpoint image

tidy and truly clutter-free space.
Fresh paint: A fresh coat of
paint is an affordable update for
any room, and with a little elbow
grease, you can easily complete
this project in a weekend.
Whether you paint all the walls
in your bedroom or just one to
create a focal wall, you can customize this project to your personal tastes and preferences.
While you’re at it, why not paint
the ceiling too? A fresh coat of
white paint can instantly elevate
a space by better reﬂecting light.
Replace
hardware:
The

kitchen and bathrooms are typically the most frequented rooms
in a home. The hardware in these
spaces might seem like an afterthought, but if you want to add a
little pizzazz with minimal effort, focus here. Styles go in and
out of fashion and hardware becomes drab with everyday wear
and tear. Replace knobs, handles
and hooks with a new look that
reﬂects
your
personality.
Brushed metals have maintained
popularity, and brass is poised to
make a comeback. Other materials like wood and glass are popu-

lar for hardware, too.
Whether you love it or can’t
get through it quickly enough,
winter is a perfect time to take on
home improvements that are
simple and achievable; about
three in four homeowners would
rather complete home renovations during the fall and winter
so they can travel in the spring
and summer. With these handy
tips, you have the knowledge and
power to rejuvenate your home
and make this winter a productive one. Update now, so you can
relax later!

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Arts &
Entertainment

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theaters

$3 Movies

Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman and Zachary Levi
as Shazam in New Line Cinema's action adventure
"Shazam!," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a struggling attorney and new
mother who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in
her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her husband, attorney Martin
Ginsburg, she knows it could change the direction of her
career and the way the courts view gender discrimination.

coming
to theaters
CAPTAIN MARVEL
Captain Marvel gets caught in the middle of a galactic
war between two alien races.

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is
found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate
cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his
clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she
is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she ﬁnds
herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the
treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from
her mysterious past

THE AFTERMATH
In 1946 Rachael Morgan arrives in the ruins of Hamburg
to be reunited with her husband, Lewis, who is a British
colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. As they
set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover
that Lewis has made an unexpected decision: They will be
sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German
widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.

SHAZAM!
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of
magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson's case, by shouting out
one word - SHAZAM! - this streetwise 14-year-old foster
kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam.

Steve Wilkie & (c) DC Comics

ISN’T IT ROMANTIC
Natalie is a New York architect who works hard to get
noticed at her job, but is more likely to deliver coffee and
bagels than design the city’s next skyscraper. Things go
from bad to weird when she gets knocked unconscious
during a subway mugging and magically wakes up to ﬁnd
herself in an alternate universe. Always cynical about love,
Natalie’s worst nightmare soon comes true when she suddenly discovers that she’s playing the leading lady in a
real-life romantic comedy.

HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U
Stuck in a time loop, college student Tree Gelbman must
die over and over again to save her friends from a psychotic
masked killer.

PET SEMATARY
Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from
Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The
couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden
deep in the woods near their new home. When tragedy
strikes, Louis turns to his neighbor Jud Crandall, setting off
a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unspeakable evil
with horriﬁc consequences.

HELLBOY
Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy,
caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human,
battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.

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Announcements
chkd welcomes dr. dolly
gupta to nansemond
pediatrics
On February 1, 2019, Dr. Dolly Gupta will join Nansemond Pediatrics,
a practice of the Children’s Medical
Group. Dr. Gupta will see patients in
the Nansemond Pediatrics’ office located at 418 Market Street, Suffolk,
VA 23434.
Children’s Medical Group is part
of Children’s Health System, Inc.,
which operates Children’s Hospital of
The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, the
state’s only full-service free-standing
pediatric hospital.
All current patient records of Dr. Gupta will be stored in CHKD’s electronic
medical records system and can be
accessed at Nansemond Pediatrics.
Patients who wish to receive a copy
of their records, or have them transferred to another practice, may do so
by contacting us at (757) 668-2640
(standard copying and delivery fees
may apply).
Children’s Health System is pleased
to welcome Dr. Gupta into its network
of more than 120 pediatricians in 19
pediatrics practices located throughout southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. To learn more
about Nansemond Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Group, or Children’s
Hospital of The King’s Daughters, visit
CHKD.org.
trustees’ sale
905 FERRIER CT.,
BEACH, VA
TAX ID14643744160000

VIRGINIA

In execution of a deed of trust in
the original principal amount of
$337,500.00, with an annual interest
rate of 6.35%, dated May 26, 2009
and recorded among the land records
of Virginia Beach, Virginia at Instrument No. 20090526000580690, the
undersigned appointed substitute
trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front of the Circuit Court
building for the City of Virginia Beach,
Virginia located at 2425 Nimmo Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 on
Thursday, February 21, 2019, at 10:00
am, the property with improvements
to wit:
Lot 201, as shown on that plat entitled, “Subdivision of Woodbridge
Pointe, Phase III, Section 2C, Virginia
Beach, Virginia”, duly recorded as Instrument No. 20051110001834510.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM
A DEBT COLLECTOR. Terms of
sale: all cash. A bidder’s deposit of
10% of the sale price will be required
in cash, certified or cashier’s check at
time of sale. Settlement within fifteen
(15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee
may forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan type:
conventional.
For more information contact Lindsey
Kelly, Substitute Trustee, c/o 11742
Jefferson Ave., Suite 200, Newport
News, VA 23606 (757)825-7109.
trustees’ sale
1370 BOXWOOD CIRCLE, NORFOLK, VA
TAX ID0480-8600
In execution of a deed of trust in
the original principal amount of
$126,100.00, with an annual interest rate of 2.75%, dated June 14,
2013 and recorded among the land
records of Norfolk, Virginia at Instrument No. 130016667, the undersigned
appointed substitute trustee will offer
for sale at public auction at the front of
the Circuit Court building for the City
of Norfolk located at 150 St. Paul’s
Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510 on Thursday,
February 21, 2019, at 11:00 am, the
property with improvements to wit:
Lot 12, Block 8, as shown on the plat
entitled, “Section 2, Forest Park”, recorded in the City of Chesapeake, VA,
in Map Book 35 at page 27.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM
A DEBT COLLECTOR. Terms of
sale: all cash. A bidder’s deposit of
10% of the sale price will be required
in cash, certified or cashier’s check at
time of sale. Settlement within fifteen
(15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee
may forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan type:
conventional.

Announcements

Dogs, Cats, Other Pets

trustees’ sale
511 CATAPULT CT., SUFFOLK, VA
23434
TAX MAP 25L*7*163

assortment of breeds

In execution of a deed of trust in
the original principal amount of
$99,000.00, with an annual interest
rate of 6.35%, dated November 21,
2013 and recorded among the land records of Suffolk, Virginia at Instrument
No. 20131122000240260, the undersigned appointed substitute trustee
will offer for sale at public auction at
the front of the Circuit Court building
for the City of Suffolk located at 150 N.
Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434 on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at 12:30 pm,
the property with improvements to wit:
Lot 163, Kings Landing Townhouses,
Phase 7, per plat duly recorded at Plat
Cabinet 3, Slides 180D and 180E.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM
A DEBT COLLECTOR. Terms of
sale: all cash. A bidder’s deposit of
10% of the sale price will be required
in cash, certified or cashier’s check at
time of sale. Settlement within fifteen
(15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee
may forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan type:
conventional.
For more information contact Lindsey
Kelly, Substitute Trustee, c/o 11742
Jefferson Ave., Suite 200, Newport
News, VA 23606 (757)825-7109.

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